OVERVIEW
The Dr. James A. Ferguson Emerging Infectious Diseases Fellowship Program is an eight week professional development program for racial and ethnic minority students in medical, dental, veterinary medicine, pharmacy and masters of public health graduate programs at AMHPS member institutions. The program exposes these students to research opportunities at the National Center for Infectious Diseases/Centers for Disease Control and Prevention. Students gain research experience in infectious disease research areas such as antimicrobial resistance, emerging infectious diseases, animal related diseases, hospital related infectious issues, etc.

Ferguson Fellows are engaged for eight weeks in a rigorous program of public health research and/or intervention at NCID. In addition to laboratory research, students are exposed to the public health via bi-weekly seminars (Brown Bag Sessions) and networking activities (Rap Sessions). Fellows were required to submit a progress report, literature review, abstract and final report throughout the course of the program. Upon completion of all research, students are required to do a formal presentation to CDC researchers and staff.

ELIGIBILITY REQUIREMENTS

• Must be a racial/ethnic minority student at an AMHPS institutions

LENGTH OF PROGRAM

• 8 weeks

STIPENDS & ALLOWANCES

• Stipends – The program provides a $4,000 stipend for participation in the program. The stipend is released in two installments at the beginning and end of the program.

• Travel – The program provides roundtrip travel or mileage reimbursement for students who reside outside of the Atlanta, GA area.

• Housing – Housing is provided to non-resident students.